Exploration 2020 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Exploration genre

The Long Dark - a game in the Exploration genre

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Post-apocalyptic action adventure with first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of pilot Will McKennzie, who caught his plane in a...

The Outer Worlds

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Outer Worlds – a single-player first-person sci-fi RPG with elements of shooter, action, and stealth. The focus is on role-playing and the dialogue system in...

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 70/100

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the...

A Short Hike

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...

60 Seconds! Reatomized

Simulation, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Survival, Comedy, Strategy, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 December 2020

Steam: 95/100

An updated version of the black comedy 60 Seconds! with survival elements, where a few dozen seconds separate ordinary family life from a nuclear apocalypse...

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, In real time, Exploration, Crafting, Turn-based, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is a Japanese-style role-playing adventure viewed from the third person, which is a sequel to Atelier Ryza: Ever...

Raji: An Ancient Epic

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Raji: An Ancient Epic is an isometric action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. The setting is based on Hindu and Balinese mythologies. The game takes you into...

Inmost

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Inmost is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The events of the game take place in two parallel worlds in which three brave main...

Journey to the Savage Planet

Adventure, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A vibrant action adventure in an open world. At the direction of the Kindred Aerospace corporation, the hero is sent to a distant planet. He will have to explore...

The Red Lantern

Adventure, Roguelike, First-person view, Sports game, Exploration, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 65/100

The Red Lantern is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game takes place in Alaska in the city of Nome. You will find...

Monster Sanctuary

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...

No Straight Roads

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Music game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

No Straight Roads is a musical action-slasher game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of an independent rock band that goes up against a powerful...

Metal Max Xeno: Reborn

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tanks, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game, Open world, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 July 2020

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Metal Max Xeno: Reborn is an enhanced edition of the Japanese-style sci-fi RPG with turn-based combat, where you fight with futuristic vehicles. The game takes...

Lost Ember

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Lost Ember is a third-person adventure game where you become a wild wolf. You will be able to travel through the ancient South American ruins of the Machu Quila...

Paradise Killer

Role-playing game, Adventure, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Open world, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Paradise Killer is an atmospheric adventure with role-playing elements and a first-person view. The events of the game take place in a surreal reality, in which...

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Horror, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2020

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is a continuation of an unusual third-person adventure action game with horror elements. The game is both a sequel and...

Carto

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Carto is an unusual adventure game built around a unique world-changing puzzle. Locations consist of blocks, and the player can change their places at his...

Resolutiion

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Resolutiion is a top-down action-adventure game set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in a dystopian future world where you have to collect pieces of...

Summer in Mara

Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Farm Simulator, Exploration, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Summer in Mara is an adventure action game with farmer simulator elements and a third-person view from the creators of Deiland. The game tells the story of a...

Never Again

Puzzle, First-person view, Horror, Indie, Exploration, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Never Again is an atmospheric adventure horror game with a first-person view. The game tells the story of Sasha Anders, a thirteen-year-old girl who wakes up from a...

Spirit of the North

Adventure, Indie, Third-person view, Simulation, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 May 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Spirit of the North is an atmospheric third-person adventure where you take on the role of a red fox and take inspiration from the landscapes of Iceland. The life...

Manifold Garden

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Manifold Garden is an atmospheric puzzle game from independent developer William Chir. The game is imbued with the creativity of the surrealist artist Escher. The...

COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND

Arcade, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2020

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND is a collection consisting of the first three games of the famous role-playing series SaGa: The Final Fantasy Legend. The...

The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Isometric, Text quest, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 84/100

The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature is a watercolor adventure with an isometric camera view. In the game you will try on the role of the Creature — a kind...

Curious Expedition

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 April 2020

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Curious Expedition is a procedurally generated adventure role-playing game set in the 19th century. You can feel like a real explorer and discoverer. Choose one of...

Falcon Age

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR), Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Falcon Age is an atmospheric adventure action game with a first-person view for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices. The game tells the story of a brave girl...

La-Mulana 2

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2020

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

La-Mulana 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade platformer with lots of puzzles. This time the main character is the girl archaeologist Lumisa Kosugi, who...

QV - The Dimension Painter

Adventure, Arcade, Puzzle, Action, Isometric, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 2020

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 75/100

QV — The Dimension Painter is an arcade action puzzle game with adventure elements. In the universe, dimensions are connected to each other. At the center of...

In Other Waters

Adventure, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 April 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

In Other Waters is an unusual top-down adventure game in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will learn the story of xenobiologist Ellery Vas, who is trying to find...

Touhou Luna Nights

Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 December 2020

Steam: 97/100

A pixel game in which the main character finds herself in another world. It's full of strange places and demon youkai. You can use different weapons and learn...

House of Da Vinci 2

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 May 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Continuation [url=https://vgtimes.ru/games/house-of-da-vinci/] House of Da Vinci[ /url]. The main character's name is Giacomo, he is a student of the genius...

Micetopia

Side view, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 37/100

Micetopia is a classic side-scrolling Metroid set in a medieval mouse kingdom with magic and dragons. The main character, a brave mouse, lived quietly in his...

9th Dawn 3

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Adventure, Dungeons, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 October 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

9th Dawn 3 is a continuation of the classic top-down RPG set in the medieval setting of 9th Dawn. The game offers a more detailed world open to exploration, a new...

Alwa's Legacy

Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2020

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A non-linear adventure with modern retro styling, Alwa's Legacy centers on exploring dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. As the player...

Moon: Remix RPG Adventure

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2020

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Moon: Remix RPG Adventure is a role-playing adventure set in a world of characters with unusual personalities and distinctive ways of communicating. Their traits...

Oniria Crimes

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy, Logic, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020

Steam: 76/100

Oniria Crimes is an indie adventure with "Pont & Click" mechanics set in a pixelated dream world called "The Dream". A serial killer has begun to operate in dreams...

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Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2020 for Nintendo Switch (Game released)